Born on May 25
May 25 zodiac sign
If you were born on May 25, your Sun sign is Gemini.
Late spring's restless breeze, carrying every story at once.
On May 25 the Sun stands between 2° and 5° Gemini, in the 1st decan of the sign.
Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Gemini for the whole of May 25, wherever in the world you were born.
Find your exact Sun degree
Add your birth year, and your time and place if you know them. Hali will work out exactly where the Sun stood when you arrived, and when it next returns there.
Your birthday star
Alcyone
The Sun reaches Alcyone on May 21 every year, 4 days before your birthday. The brightest of the Pleiades, the Seven Sisters, watched by almost every culture on Earth. A star of vision, and of seeing what others miss.
Alcyone sits at 0° Gemini.
The stars truly behind your Sun
On May 25 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Taurus, the bull, even though the sign is Gemini. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.
May 25 in every year from 1940 to 2025
The Sun is in Gemini on May 25, but the Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving. Open your decade to see where they were on your birthday. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so if the Moon changed sign that day, your birth time and place decide which side of the line you were born on.
The 1940s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:19 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1941 | Taurus, then Gemini from 20:10 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1942 | Virgo, then Libra from 13:22 | Gemini | Aries |
| 1943 | Aquarius | Gemini, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1944 | Cancer | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1945 | Scorpio | Taurus | Aries |
| 1946 | Pisces | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1947 | Leo | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1948 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 05:08 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1949 | Taurus | Gemini, retrograde | Gemini |
The 1950s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Virgo | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
| 1951 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:42 | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1952 | Gemini | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1953 | Libra, then Scorpio from 19:33 | Gemini | Aries |
| 1954 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 07:09 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1955 | Cancer, then Leo from 21:53 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1956 | Sagittarius | Gemini, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1957 | Aries | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1958 | Leo, then Virgo from 21:00 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1959 | Capricorn | Taurus | Cancer |
The 1960s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Taurus, then Gemini from 03:55 | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1961 | Virgo, then Libra from 01:18 | Gemini | Aries |
| 1962 | Aquarius | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1963 | Gemini, then Cancer from 02:29 | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1964 | Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 23:03 | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1965 | Pisces, then Aries from 20:19 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1966 | Leo | Gemini | Aries |
| 1967 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:58 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1968 | Taurus | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1969 | Virgo | Gemini, retrograde | Aries |
The 1970s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:26 | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1971 | Gemini | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1972 | Libra, then Scorpio from 02:01 | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1973 | Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:06 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1974 | Cancer, then Leo from 23:12 | Gemini | Aries |
| 1975 | Sagittarius | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1976 | Aries, then Taurus from 22:07 | Taurus, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1977 | Leo, then Virgo from 18:31 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1978 | Capricorn | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1979 | Taurus, then Gemini from 16:28 | Taurus | Taurus |
The 1980s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Libra | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1981 | Aquarius | Gemini | Gemini |
| 1982 | Gemini, then Cancer from 01:39 | Gemini, retrograde | Aries |
| 1983 | Scorpio | Taurus, retrograde | Cancer |
| 1984 | Pisces, then Aries from 02:40 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1985 | Leo | Taurus | Aries |
| 1986 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 16:15 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1987 | Taurus | Gemini | Taurus |
| 1988 | Virgo, then Libra from 23:50 | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1989 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 11:02 | Gemini, retrograde | Gemini |
The 1990s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Gemini | Taurus | Aries |
| 1991 | Libra, then Scorpio from 11:42 | Taurus | Cancer |
| 1992 | Pisces | Taurus | Taurus |
| 1993 | Cancer | Gemini | Aries |
| 1994 | Sagittarius | Gemini | Cancer |
| 1995 | Aries | Gemini, retrograde | Taurus |
| 1996 | Leo, then Virgo from 04:59 | Taurus, retrograde | Gemini |
| 1997 | Capricorn | Taurus | Gemini |
| 1998 | Taurus, then Gemini from 12:26 | Taurus | Aries |
| 1999 | Libra | Gemini | Cancer |
The 2000s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Aquarius | Gemini | Taurus |
| 2001 | Gemini, then Cancer from 02:43 | Gemini | Aries |
| 2002 | Scorpio | Gemini, retrograde | Cancer |
| 2003 | Pisces, then Aries from 07:59 | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2004 | Leo | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2005 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 17:11 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2006 | Taurus | Gemini | Aries |
| 2007 | Virgo | Gemini | Cancer |
| 2008 | Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:52 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2009 | Gemini | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
The 2010s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Libra, then Scorpio from 06:17 | Taurus | Cancer |
| 2011 | Pisces | Taurus | Taurus |
| 2012 | Cancer, then Leo from 22:12 | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2013 | Sagittarius | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2014 | Aries, then Taurus from 21:28 | Gemini | Aries |
| 2015 | Leo, then Virgo from 08:52 | Gemini, retrograde | Cancer |
| 2016 | Capricorn | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2017 | Taurus, then Gemini from 12:16 | Taurus | Aries |
| 2018 | Libra | Taurus | Cancer |
| 2019 | Aquarius | Gemini | Taurus |
The 2020s
| Year | Moon | Mercury | Venus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cancer | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2021 | Scorpio | Gemini | Gemini |
| 2022 | Aries | Taurus, retrograde | Aries |
| 2023 | Leo | Taurus | Cancer |
| 2024 | Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 15:36 | Taurus | Gemini |
| 2025 | Taurus | Taurus | Aries |
Moon at midnight and the minute it changed sign, Mercury and Venus at noon, all Greenwich time. Your exact placements need your birth time and place. Find your exact Moon sign
Eclipses on May 25
Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on May 25, Greenwich time.
- 1937, penumbral lunar eclipse at 07:51
- 1975, total lunar eclipse at 05:47
- 1994, partial lunar eclipse at 03:30
- 2013, penumbral lunar eclipse at 04:10
How common is a May 25 birthday?
In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,827 babies were born on May 25 each year. That makes it number 299 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 3% fewer than an average day.
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The Gemini in you
Curiosity that turns strangers into friends and quiet rooms into conversations.
Depth. With so many doors open, it can be hard to walk all the way through one.
Your decan, the first part of Gemini
Ruled by Mercury
The first ten degrees belong to Mercury, the sign's own ruler, so the chatter comes doubled. Quick, witty and endlessly interested, you think out loud and learn by talking.
Questions about May 25
What zodiac sign is May 25?
If you were born on May 25, your Sun sign is Gemini.
Is May 25 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is in Gemini all day on May 25 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Gemini.
What is the birthday star for May 25?
The Sun reaches Alcyone on May 21 every year, 4 days before your birthday. The brightest of the Pleiades, the Seven Sisters, watched by almost every culture on Earth. A star of vision, and of seeing what others miss.
What was the Moon sign on May 25?
It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On May 25 2025 the Moon was in Taurus, and on May 25 2023 it was in Leo. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.
What constellation is the Sun in on May 25?
On May 25 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Taurus, the bull, even though the sign is Gemini. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.
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